Hoàng Anh Tuấn (born 12 February 1985 in Bắc Ninh Province) is a Vietnamese

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. At the 2005 Junior World Championships, he won the silver medal in the men's -56 kg class, with a total of 276 kg. He participated in the men's -56 kg class at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships and won the bronze medal, with a total of 279 kg. Tuấn participated in the men’s -56 kg class at the

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and won the bronze medal, finishing behind Li Zheng and

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. He snatched 124 kg and jerked an additional 152 kg for a total of 276 kg, 4 kg behind winner Li. He also won a silver medal at the

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, at 56 kg, lifting 128 kg in the snatch and 157 kg in the clean and jerk, for a total of 285 kg. At the

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, he won the gold medal in the men's -56 kg class, with a total of 279 kg. He won a silver medal at the

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after lifting a total of 290 kg. In some weightlifting statistics, he appears misspelled as "Anh Tuan Hoang". Hoàng Anh Tuấn was named 2008 Vietnam Sportsman of the Year. From 18 September 2010, he was handed a two year ban for testing positive with

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, a substance banned by

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in competitive sports. After retiring from competitive weightlifting, he became a coach, training his fellow athletes to participate in international competitions such as Asian Games.

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